poetry

(guest post from Emile)


Larkin checked out a Fancy Nancy poetry book when we were at the library last weekend.  She got inspired, and dictated the following:

By Larkin

Having Tea Parties with my Dollies

Having tea party with my ten dollies,
Down in the hall-ie wallies.
One fell off, the other nine cried
"Are you hurt?  Are you OK?"
Then the other one said
"Yeah, but I think that I'll leave for today."
The other ones said
"Too bad our friend left,
We can still have fun together
without her."

One was reaching for the teapot when they lost their balance,
Fell into the mud, the others helped her up.
They asked "Are you OK?"
"Yes I am, but I think that I'm all done tea partying for today.
I'm going to go change my clothes."
The other eight forgot all about the ones they lost.

They continued their tea party, one reached for their cup
And fell into the reeds.
So the other seven helped the doll up,
They asked "Are you OK?"
She said "Yes, but I'm all done teapartying for today.
I'm going home."

The seven were just about to spin around and dance ballet
When the earthquake made one fall down
That one said "I'm going to go home.
I'm all done having earthquakes around."

The six started partying,
But when they were just about to have dessert after lunchtime
They found out that the earthquake knocked over the ice cream.
Everybody went home 'cause there wasn't any dessert.

The End